Ólöf the Rich and a Cloth from Svalbarð, Iceland

• Published in: Religions
• Main Authors: Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, Guðjón Þór Erlendsson
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: embroidery; John the Apostle; Hand of God; halo; Skarðsbók; Svalbarð; stockfish; Kalmar Union; Anglo-Hanse War; Bishops Lynn; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040559

About fifteen illustrated cloths have been preserved from medieval times in Iceland. One of them is an antependium from Svalbarð church on Svalbarðsströnd. The embroidered iconography on it is believed to depict the story of John the Apostle, who was the patron saint of the Svalbarð church. Upon clo...